Rail-joint.



H. F. WUSSOW, In.

RAIL JOINT. APPLICATION FILED 8.29. 1918.

Patented July 9, 1918.

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SATES RAIL-JOINT.

Application filed April 29, 1918.

To all whom 2'2? may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY F. WUssow, Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Bonduel, in the county of Shawano and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in rail joints, and refersparticularly to improvements upon the type of rail joint or trackfastening disclosed in the patent granted to Benjamin Wolhaupter, onSeptember 17 1912, the main object of this 1nvention being to overcomecertain defects found to exist in said construction, which may be statedto consist in insuifioient support for the head of the rails and thelack of means for locking the nuts used in securing the sections on eachside of the meeting ends of the rails.

The main purpose of my invention is the provision of a rail joint ortrack fastening which will properly join the meeting ends of the railsand provide a strong and substantial support for the rails and whichwill also provide efficient means for locking the nuts on the fasteningbolts thus insuring an efficient, desirable and practical improvement inthis class of inventions.

With this object in view my invention consists of a rail joint embodyingnovel features of construction and combination of parts substantially asshown, described and claimed herein.

Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view of a rail joint embodying myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the invention.

Fig. 3 is a detail view of the nut locking means, and

Fig. f is a detail view of a modification.

Referring by letter to the drawings in which similar letters ofreference denote the same parts in all the views:

, The letter A designates the tread or head of the rail, B the web and Gthe foot or base all of the usual and well known construction,'andfitting upon one side of the rails is the fish plate D, having the upperface E, resting under the head of the rail, the base portion G, formedwith the flange Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 9, 1918.

Serial No. 231,325.

H, to receive the securing means J, and also formed with the footinclosing portion K, while for strengthening the said plate the segiesof ribs or braces L, are formed on one si e.

This fish plate D, rests upon one side of the web of the rail while uponthe other side is placed the plate M, formed with the head supportingflange N and the foot engaging fiange N which construction of said platethus provides the channel 0, to receive the cushion strip P, and fittingagainst the outer vertical face of said strip is the flat vertical plateQ, formed with the outer flange R, to receive the fastenings S, and isalso formed with the horizontal portion S which forms a support for theother side of the foot of the rails.

From this construction it will be noted that the rails are securedbetween the two fish plates, that the said plates form perfect supportsfor the foot and head of the rails and that the said plates areseparate, which permits easy and quick application or removal of theplates and to secure the ends of the rails and the two sections inproper relation thereto I employ the headed transverse bolts T, whosethreaded ends U receive the nuts U and said nuts are secured when homeby the nut receiving recesses V, on the nut locking bar V having slotsW, to receive the securing means W to fastensaid bar in place.

I claim:

In combination with the ends of the rails, the plate disposed on oneside having a vertical wall engaging the foot and head of the rails, afoot receiving portion and integral braces, a plate on the opposite sideof the rails engaging the head and foot thereof and formed with achannel, a cushion strip fitting said channel, a plate having a footsupporting portion and a vertical portion resting against the face ofsaid cushion strip, bolts for securing the rails and plates in properrelation, and nuts on said bolts.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HENRY F. WUSSOW, J R.

Witnesses:

HENRY F. WUSSOW, Sn, AMANDA Wossow.

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